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Enlargeable relief map of Scotland. Geography of Scotland. Scotland is: a country of the United Kingdom. Scotland was: an independent, sovereign country until 1707 when it formed a union with England; Population of Scotland: 5,436,600 (2022 census) Area of Scotland: 78 772 km 2 (30,414 square miles), approximately 32% of the area of the United ...
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
The geography of Scotland is varied from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern part of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. [3]
Improved Sweden based on "File:Map of Sweden, CIA, 1996.jpg" 2011-04-08T15:53:07Z Alphathon 680x520 (438878 Bytes) Upgraded/fixed various parts of the map. Details: *Some minor fixes to Ireland and added some of the larger lakes based on [[:File:Ireland_trad_counties_named.svg]] *Pretty major fixes to Scotland (mainly the west coast and i
Short title: England within the UK and Europe: Image title: Map of England within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and within Europe.
England is the largest country of the United Kingdom, at 130,462 square kilometres (50,372 sq mi) accounting for just over half the total area of the UK. [ a ] [ 1 ] Scotland at 78,801 square kilometres (30,425 sq mi), is second largest, accounting for about a third of the area of the UK.
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles , the largest European island , and the ninth-largest island in the ...
England's economy is usually regarded as a mixed market economy, it has adopted many free market principles in contrast to the Rhine Capitalism of Europe, yet maintains an advanced social welfare infrastructure. The currency in England is the pound sterling, also known as the GBP. England prints its own banknotes which are also circulated in Wales.